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Climate change and gender

When Pakistan was hit by record-breaking floods in 2022, a third of the country went underwater. Entire villages disappeared overnight, millions of people were left homeless, and families who had…

Women, climate change and health

Climate change has impacted many people worldwide, from Syria and Turkey to Bangladesh, Maldives and Pakistan. Coping with the recent floods has left a lot of the population of Pakistan…

Climate change & finance strategy

This new finance goal is an insurance policy for humanity, amid worsening climate impacts hitting every country. But like any insurance policy – it only works – if premiums are paid…

Climate change challenge

Everyone seems to be complaining these days, whether you are in a wedding party or any other gathering for that matter, the talk always turns to what we do not…

Climate change and health

THE devastating floods in Pakistan are a manifestation of climate change. Whatever development gains had been made over the decades in the flood-affected districts were washed away within a few days. Pakistan will…

Policing climate change

ISLAMABAD Police have recently been given horses to patrol the walking track on Margalla Hills National Park. The Motorway Police have been given new automobiles and laser guns to monitor…

The gendered costs of climate change

The 2022 floods were a case study on: a) how changing weather patterns will dramatically escalate disasters in magnitude and frequency and exacerbate the human and economic cost; b) the…

Climate change vs the young

Pakistan, like many developing nations, is experiencing a demographic phenomenon known as a ‘youth bulge’, with about 60 per cent of its population comprising young people. This demographic structure can…